There has been record-breaking demand for tickets and tour packages for the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour in Australia, with tickets being snapped up by fans of both the Lions and Australia. 

Qatar Airways has been announced as the series sponsor and will fly the Lions squad to Australia to compete in the Qatar Airways Lions Men’s Series, which will kick off on Saturday, 28th June 2025.

Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium will host the first of three Tests on Saturday, 19th July. The second Test will be played on Saturday, 26th July at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, which has a capacity of 100,000. The final Test will be played in front of over 80,000 fans at Sydney’s Accor Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday, 2nd August.

In preparation for the first Test, the Lions will face an invitational Australian and New Zealand team at the Adelaide Oval, while the Tour will also include fixtures in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne.

The 2025 Qatar Airways Lions Men’s Series is one of the most eagerly anticipated tours in history following the absence of fans for the 2021 Tour of South Africa. 

Phil Waugh, CEO of Rugby Australia, said: “We have had an incredible response from the public in Australia and the UK and Ireland to tickets going on sale for The Qatar Airways British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia 2025, with the first allocation to all three Tests and a number of tour games already selling out.”

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